Clay Pell

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Clay Pell
Personal details
Born Herbert Claiborne Pell IV
(1981-11-17) November 17, 1981 (age 42)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.[1]
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Michelle Kwan (2013–present)
Alma mater Harvard University (A.B.)
Georgetown University (J.D.)
Religion Christian
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch United States Coast Guard
Rank Lieutenant
Unit Legal Division

Herbert Claiborne "Clay" Pell IV (born November 17, 1981) is an American lawyer, military officer, and politician. He is a lieutenant and judge advocate in the United States Coast Guard, and served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education in the United States Department of Education. He is the grandson of the late Senator Claiborne Pell. Pell ran an unsuccessful campaign for the 2014 Democratic Party nomination for Governor of Rhode Island, which he lost to Rhode Island State Treasurer Gina Raimondo.

Early life and education

Pell was born to Herbert C. Pell III and Eugenia Stillman Diehl Pell on November 17, 1981, in Tucson, Arizona.[2] Pell is the grandson of the Senator Claiborne Pell and Nuala Pell (the granddaughter of A&P grocery chain founder George Huntington Hartford.[3]).

Pell attended The Thacher School and graduated in 2000. He also attended School Year Abroad's schools in Zaragoza, Spain (1999) and Beijing, China (2001).[4] He graduated from Harvard College in 2005 with high honors and a bachelor's degree in Social Studies. Pell went on to graduate from Georgetown University Law Center with a J.D..[5][6] Pell has received a Citation in Modern Standard Arabic. He graduated first in his class from the Coast Guard Direct Commission Officer School.[7]

Career

Pell is a lieutenant and judge advocate in the United States Coast Guard.[8] Pell served as Director for Strategic Planning on the National Security Staff,[5] and was a White House Fellow from 2011 to 2012.[6]

In 2013, Pell served for six months as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of International and Foreign Language Education at the United States Department of Education.[6][9] His support for language education and cultural proficiency was recognized by the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages which presented him with its Advocacy Award in 2014—an award Pell's grandfather received in 1988.[10] On January 27, 2014, Pell confirmed he would run for Governor of Rhode Island in the 2014 election.[11] His wife, Michelle Kwan, appeared in TV ads on his behalf to garner support among female voters before the September 9th, 2014 primary.[12] Pell placed third in the Democratic primary, which was won by Gina Raimondo.

Personal life

Pell is married to two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan. The two met in April 2011,[13] and were married in January 2013 in Providence, Rhode Island.[5] They reside on the east-side of Providence.[6] Pell is a Christian.[1]

Pell speaks English, Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic.[5][14]

References

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External links

  • Official website
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